Railway hopper car and center sill construction therefor

Details Railway hopper car and center sill construction therefor Railway hopper car and center sill construction therefor

1982-06-01

1985-01-15

Reese, Randolph

Railway rolling stock

Special car bodies

Dumping

105245, 105251, 105258, 105416, 105418, 105420, 105421, B61D 708, B61D 1700, B61F 100

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044932669

ABSTRACT:
A railway hopper car has a through center sill including an elongated central section substantially A-shaped in transverse cross section, two end sections substantially hat-shaped in transverse cross section and two transition sections respectively connecting said end sections to the adjacent ends of the central section. The central section has upper and lower parts, each of which may comprise a plurality of subsections arranged in end-to-end relationship. Each transition section includes a transition member rectangular at one end for mating with the end section and trapezoidal at the other end for mating with the lower part of the central section. Each transition section also includes an inverted V-shaped top reinforcing member and a horizontal bottom reinforcing plate. Alternative forms of the lower part of the central section are disclosed.

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